I first played this in 2007 and my love for the franchise as a whole has never ceased. The first ME can be crude at times and you can definitely tell it needs improvement but all that falls by the wayside when you get into it. The lore of this universe is well thought out, it’s a mixture of sci fi tropes and influences but Star Trek seems to be the main source of inspiration, I love everything about this world, it’s vibrant and varied in its species and I like that it’s not Human centric in its story. Humans are newcomers.

The story of the reapers and how that impacts everything around you is cool, just the right amount of Lovecraftian horror. The gameplay is definitely its Achilles heel, it’s sloppy. Its environments can be brown and bland, but this honestly didn’t bother me, I think its positives are so big that the negatives get forgotten after a few hours. Garrus Will always be my brother and I hope he’s finished his calibrations